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Jalav, Amazon Warrior #5
To Battle the Gods
The gods have spoken, and Jalav, warrior woman, has heeded their command, joining together her Midanna warriors with the male fighters of the dark lord Sigurr to stand against the prophesied "strangers from the stars." Yet even as she marshals her forces, Jalav wonders how long the uneasy truce between male and female warriors will hold if the prophecy of coming battle proves false?
What if the strangers from the stars are not truly Jalav's enemies? What if her greatest challenge comes not from some distant stellar realm but from the gods themselves?
What if the strangers from the stars are not truly Jalav's enemies? What if her greatest challenge comes not from some distant stellar realm but from the gods themselves?
446 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 6, 1986
About the author
Sharon Green
147 books112 followersBorn and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Attended New York University and graduated with a B.A. in 1963. Married in 1963, had three sons, divorced in 1976. Raised the sons, Andy, Brian and Curtis, alone in New Jersey. Worked for AT&T as a shareowner correspondent, then as an all-around assistant in a construction company, then sold bar steel for an import firm. Left that job as assistant sales manager. I've been writing full time since 1984.
Hobbies: knitting, crocheting, Tae Kwon Do, fencing, archery, shooting, jigsaw puzzles, logic problems, math problems, not cooking.
Don't do my own research, since if I did I'd stay with that and never get any writing done. I usually can finish a novel of about 120,000 words in about three months.
Hobbies: knitting, crocheting, Tae Kwon Do, fencing, archery, shooting, jigsaw puzzles, logic problems, math problems, not cooking.
Don't do my own research, since if I did I'd stay with that and never get any writing done. I usually can finish a novel of about 120,000 words in about three months.
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August 9, 2014
Sharon Green is an author that is often dismissed as soft core bondage trash. Her books do veer that way strongly. There is a strong sexual element coursing through the Jalav Amazon Warrior series (and Terrilian series). I agree that the violence directed towards the woman in the story seem almost exploitive and proof that our media and stories seem to almost thrive on bad treatment of females.
Yet I enjoy her stories, not because i get my kinks from domination, because I can safely say that does not excite me, but because the strength of the main female hero of the series. I do not like violence against woman and one thing this story impresses on me is that males do believe that females want to be controlled and protected. Jalav often repeats through out this story and the series, that men are irrational and seeking to control everything she does, yet and this is what I like, she never gives in, she is truly a warrior physically and mentally. That is what I enjoy about the series and what I believe the most is that Jalav represents the power of female equality and that what shes asks for through out the novels is the chance to make her choice in life and in partners. Jalav is a natural leader and has not only great sword skills but is very intelligent. Bit sterotypically but lets just say she is a great heroine.
The criticism I have of this book and the previous stories is how Jalav often repeats her thoughts constantly and always in the same manner. Parts of the story seem to drag, and linking with my above statement, seems to have unnecessary sexual violence directed to her. With out spoiling the story there was a part in this book that I found extremely unnecessary. Yet over all I really enjoyed this conclusion to the Amazon series. I found the result of Jalav problem with men a bit difficult to wrap my mind around, but in conclusion I suppose it is appropriate to the story. I would recommend this book (and series) to Sharon Green fans, although I might be bit wary of suggestion it to all sci fi fans as it is not for minors and is a bit extreme. It is a book that is easy to misunderstand and unless you are of a sound mind and understand its only a story I would not recommend to all people. Sharon Green does not condone violence, but there is a strong theme she is noting regarding female equality, that is what apeals to me the most about the book, although like most of our media unfortunately the sexualization of females seem to go hand in hand with this point, which is what I dislike.
Yet I enjoy her stories, not because i get my kinks from domination, because I can safely say that does not excite me, but because the strength of the main female hero of the series. I do not like violence against woman and one thing this story impresses on me is that males do believe that females want to be controlled and protected. Jalav often repeats through out this story and the series, that men are irrational and seeking to control everything she does, yet and this is what I like, she never gives in, she is truly a warrior physically and mentally. That is what I enjoy about the series and what I believe the most is that Jalav represents the power of female equality and that what shes asks for through out the novels is the chance to make her choice in life and in partners. Jalav is a natural leader and has not only great sword skills but is very intelligent. Bit sterotypically but lets just say she is a great heroine.
The criticism I have of this book and the previous stories is how Jalav often repeats her thoughts constantly and always in the same manner. Parts of the story seem to drag, and linking with my above statement, seems to have unnecessary sexual violence directed to her. With out spoiling the story there was a part in this book that I found extremely unnecessary. Yet over all I really enjoyed this conclusion to the Amazon series. I found the result of Jalav problem with men a bit difficult to wrap my mind around, but in conclusion I suppose it is appropriate to the story. I would recommend this book (and series) to Sharon Green fans, although I might be bit wary of suggestion it to all sci fi fans as it is not for minors and is a bit extreme. It is a book that is easy to misunderstand and unless you are of a sound mind and understand its only a story I would not recommend to all people. Sharon Green does not condone violence, but there is a strong theme she is noting regarding female equality, that is what apeals to me the most about the book, although like most of our media unfortunately the sexualization of females seem to go hand in hand with this point, which is what I dislike.
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